Tennessee State Route 385
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 Current segments of SR 385 in red, former SR 385 (now I-269) in grey | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Southern Segment | ||||
| Length | 15.44 mi (24.85 km) | |||
| West end |  I-240 in Memphis | |||
| Major intersections |  US 72 in Collierville | |||
| East end |  I-269 on the Collierville-Piperton line | |||
| Northern Segment | ||||
| Length | 16.87 mi (27.15 km) | |||
| East end |  I-40 / I-269 in Arlington | |||
| Major intersections |   US 70 / US 79 in Arlington SR 14 near Rosemark | |||
| West end |  US 51 in Millington | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties | Shelby | |||
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State Route 385 (SR 385) is the designation for two separate segments of state highway in the Memphis Metropolitan Area in Shelby county in West Tennessee, which with Interstate 269 (I-269) forms a semicircle around and through the Memphis suburbs.
The route is constructed to Interstate freeway standards with fully controlled access. The southern segment is notable for its almost-exclusive use of single-point urban interchanges.
Much of the eastern side of the loop was redesignated as I-269 by the Tennessee Department of Transportation in 2018. It is expected that the I-269 designation will be extended to the northern terminus of the highway, and the SR 385 designation truncated at I-269 in Collierville in the future.
History[]
Paul W. Barret Parkway[]
The first section of SR 385 built was the section of Paul W. Barret Parkway built between US 51 and SR 204 in Millington, completed around 1982. On September 25, 1998, a section of Paul Barret Parkway opened from SR 204 to US 70/79.
Bill Morris Parkway[]
The Bill Morris Parkway section of SR 385 was conceived in 1969. The project was one of six major freeway projects, referred to at the time as "Bicentennial Parkways", that was initiated by the passage of the Better Roads Program in 1986 by the Tennessee General Assembly.[1] This segment was initially referred to as the "Nonconnah Parkway." The first contract, for the 4.4 miles (7.1 km) segment between I-240 and Ridgeway Road in East Memphis was awarded on August 3, 1990 at a cost of $44.7 million.[2] This segment opened on December 24, 1993 to eastbound traffic and January 15, 1994 to westbound traffic.[3] The route was extended to Riverdale Road and opened on December 22, 1995.[4] The portion from Riverdale Road to Houston Levee Road opened on December 29, 1997.[5] The extension to Byhalia Road opened in October 1999.[6] The segment between Byhalia Road and US 72 was completed on November 21, 2000.[7] Work began on the extension to SR 57 in June 2003, and this section opened on August 23, 2007.[8]
Winfield Dunn Parkway and I-269[]
The segment of Interstate 269 between I-40 and what is now the eastern terminus of Bill Morris Parkway was originally signed as part of SR 385. The last section of this part opened on November 22, 2013.[9] In 2018, portions of this segment were redesignated as I-269.
Exit list[]
All exits are unnumbered.
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Shelby | Memphis | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-240 – Jackson, Miss., Nashville | I-240 exit 17 | |||
| 0.92 | 1.48 | Ridgeway Road | ||||||
| 2.10 | 3.38 | Kirby Parkway | ||||||
| 3.28 | 5.28 | Riverdale Road | ||||||
| 4.51 | 7.26 | Winchester Road | ||||||
| | 5.75 | 9.25 | Hacks Cross Road | |||||
| 7.98 | 12.84 | Forest Hill Irene Road | ||||||
| Collierville | 10.11 | 16.27 | Houston Levee Road | |||||
| 12.14 | 19.54 |  SR 175 (Byhalia Road) | ||||||
| 14.15 | 22.77 | US 72 (SR 86) – Collierville, Corinth, Miss. | ||||||
| Shelby–Fayette county line | Collierville–Piperton line | 15.44 | 24.85 | I-269 – Arlington, Jackson, Miss. | I-269 exit 2; route continues north as I-269 | |||
| Gap in route | ||||||||
| Shelby | Arlington | 32.08 | 51.63 | I-40 / I-269 south – Memphis, Nashville, Jackson, Miss., Collierville | I-269 exit 19, I-40 exit 24; route countines south as I-269 | |||
| 34.50 | 55.52 | US 70 / US 79 (SR 1) – Arlington, Lakeland | ||||||
| Lakeland | 37.67 | 60.62 | Stewart Road | |||||
| | 39.57 | 63.68 | Brunswick Road | |||||
| 42.98 | 69.17 | SR 14 (Austin Peay Highway) – Memphis, Brownsville | ||||||
| 46.03 | 74.08 |  SR 204 south (Singleton Parkway) – Naval Support Activity Mid-South | ||||||
| Millington | 47.72 | 76.80 | Raleigh–Millington Road | |||||
 I-69 south – Memphis | Future northern terminus of I-269 | |||||||
| 48.95 | 78.78 | US 51 (SR 3) – Memphis, Millington | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; future continuation as I-69 North | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also[]
United States portal
U.S. Roads portal
References[]
- ^ Henry, Douglas; Darnell, Riley; Bragg, John; Robinson, C. Robb (April 1, 1986). 1986 Road Program (PDF) (Report). Tennessee Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Parkway may Start by Oct. 1". The Commercial Appeal. September 13, 1990.
- ^ "Eastbound leg of Nonconnah opens today". The Commercial Appeal. December 24, 1993.
- ^ "New Nonconnah – Commuters zoom onto parkway". December 23, 1995.
- ^ "Nonconnah open Monday to Collierville". The Commercial Appeal. December 24, 1997.
- ^ "Nonconnah 2 Miles Closer to I-40 Goal; Collierville Segment Opens to Rush of Engines". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1999.
- ^ "Morris Parkway Section to Open". The Commercial Appeal. November 21, 2000.
- ^ McKenzie, Kevin (August 22, 2007). "Tenn. 385 opens new path: Access to Fayette County to be a Collierville short route". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
- ^ "Last Part of 385 Opens Friday". WREG-TV. November 22, 2013.
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